WEBVTT STONE REPORTS.REPORTER: IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TOCITY HALL, CHANCES ARE YOU'VESEEN BUSTER BROWN.>> SAME APPLICANT SAME LOCATIONFOR CATERING.REPORTER: THE RECORD KEEPER OFOMAHA.HE'S KNOWS THE INS AND OUTS OFCITY GOVERNMENT.>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME ANDPROTEST, YOU HAVE TO SEND ALETTER TO US.REPORTER: AFTER ALL BROWN'S BEENCOMING TO WORK AT CITY HALL -FORMORE THAN 3 DECADES.HE'S BEEN CITY CLERK FOR 20YEARS.BROWN HAS SEEN MANY FACES COAND GO IN CITY GOVERNMENT.I'LL MISS THE PEOPLE NOT THEPAPERWORK.REPORTER: THE PEOPLE AND GIVINGTHE PUBLIC INFORMATION.>> ONCE IT REACHES MY DESK, IT'SPUBLIC.AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE IT TOANYBODY THAT WANTS IT.>> RETIRING APRIL 1 IT'S NOT ANAPRIL FOOLS JOKE.REPORTER: LOOKING FORWARD TOTRAVEL AND WORKING ON HIS GOLFGAME.>> I'M READY.REPORTER: SATISFIED WITH THEWORK HE'S DONE HERE AT CITYHALL.>> I'M PROUD OF WHAT I'VE DONETHROUGHOUT THE YEARS I'VE BEENCITY CLERK FOR 20 YEARS.MOST PROUD THINGS IS GETTINGSTUFF AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.THE MORE INFORMED THE PUBLIC IS,THE BETTER OFF WE ARE.REPORTER: THE CITY IS BETTER OFFPERHAPS BECAUSE OF BUSTER BROWN >> MELTON, PAHLS, THOMPSONFESTERSEN, GERNANDT, MYPRESIDENT.9 IS PASSED 6-0.REPORTER: SIGNING OFF ON A FEWFINAL DOCUMENTS BEFORE SAYINGGOODBYE TO CITY HALL AFTER THREEDECADES OF SERVICE.HE PLANS TO RETIRE ON APRIL 1.ON TUESDAY, HE WILL BE HONORED

Longtime Omaha City Clerk Buster Brown will retire at the end of the month, after more than three decades at City Hall.

Brown grew up in Palmer, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, studying political science. He initially envisioned a career in teaching.

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Brown said a job came open with the City of Omaha as a staff assistant. He applied and got the position. Within two years, he'd been promoted to deputy city clerk. Later on, he took on the full title, a position Brown has held now for 20 years.

"It flew by. It's amazing how quickly it goes," Brown said.

If you've ever been to City Hall, you've likely seen Brown.

He's a fixture at meetings and often fields questions and phone calls from residents. The record keeper of Omaha, Brown knows the ins and outs of city government. And, he's made it his mission to help others see how the city works.

"Once it reaches my desk, it's public, and I'm going to provide it to anybody that wants it," Brown said.

He has seen many faces come and go at City Hall, and he's shuffled his fair share of paper.

"This is what we work with all the time. Paper," Brown said, gesturing to an accordion file of documents.

Though he has a deep appreciation for chronicling the city's history, it's something else Brown will miss most.

"I'll miss the people, not the paperwork," he said.

When it comes to retirement, he's ready.

"Retiring April 1st. It's not an April Fools' joke," Brown said, laughing.

He's looking forward to traveling and working on his golf game. And Brown is satisfied with what he's done for the city.

"I'm proud of what I've done throughout the years I've been city clerk, 20 years," Brown said, "Most proud thing is getting stuff available for the public. The more informed the public is, the better off we are."

The city is better off, perhaps because of Buster Brown. As he prepares to lead his last week of meetings and sign a few final documents before saying goodbye to City Hall, he leaves a legacy that won't be forgotten.